Wicomico County Programmatic Milestones 1/29/2016. Wicomico County s Programmatic Two-Year Milestones

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1 Wicomico County s Programmatic Two-Year Milestones Funding Seek increased funding levels of the Bay Restoration Fund to facilitate increase the number of septic systems upgraded annually and connections to public shared facilities. Work with the Health Department to increase budget and allocations to upgrade septic systems and to increase the number of connections to public shared facilities. EH The Wicomico WIP Planning Team is in continued discussions with local elected leaders to gauge support for requesting amendments (by a member of the Eastern Shore Delegation) to State legislation about the uses of BRF funds. As a result of funding from the Bay Restoration Fund (BRF), the County received $554,000 in BRF funds for FY The County anticipates upgrading approximately 70 systems in FY 2016 and FY Identify funding sources to implement stormwater BMP s. Apply for available grants Wicomico County & the City of Salisbury will identify and apply for WIP-related grants. Currently, the County has submitted a Letter of Intent for the FY 17 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund s Cost-Effective Non- Point Source Pollution Reduction Grant. If awarded, the County will have the ability to fully fund the construction of the practices designed to reduce nutrients from entering our local water bodies and the Chesapeake Bay. The County will explore opportunities to increase public participation, awareness, and outreach efforts promoting the importance and benefits associated with stormwater retrofit projects and their ability to improve water quality. = Public Works Engineering Division 1

2 Tracking & Reporting Develop NPDES MS4 Geodatabase for internal use SBY Compliance and TMDL Tracking and for MS4 Annual Geodatabase Reporting. City of Salisbury to work with a consultant to develop the Geodatabase or take the lead internally. Wicomico County is not an MS4 entity Track BMP s implemented and nutrient reductions. Internal WIP Database creation. Track all implemented WIP BMP s and projects within Wicomico County to determine the to date nutrient reduction total. Coordination Partner with public, private and non-profit organizations to identify properties and funding sources to implement stormwater BMP s. Identify properties and funding sources to implement stormwater BMP s. Wicomico County, the City of Salisbury, and WIP members have partnered with Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) Partners to identify and apply for WIP-related grants. Participation / partnership ranges from assisting with grant applications, conducting field surveys, review of preliminary and final watershed management-related plans and data development. With full support of our NGO partners, Wicomico County will leverage County funding (in-kind and cash match) to obtain funding through this grant program to construct retrofit WIP projects (listed in this document) Partner with agricultural community to reduce nutrients from entering our local water bodies. In coordination with Amec Foster Wheeler and the agricultural community, Wicomico County will implement a retrofit an existing Wicomico County will coordinate with the Ag community and the County Farm Bureau to develop innovative and creative implementation efforts. = Public Works Engineering Division 2

3 rural agricultural roadside ditch with a wet or dry swale. The County has partnered with Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW, formerly AMEC), to prepare a ditch retrofit study. The focus of this project is to create a template of stormwater retrofit projects for drainage ditches in the rural agrarian areas of Wicomico. AFW provided the County with a conceptual design to retrofit an existing rural agricultural roadside ditch with a wet or dry swale. Through the retrofit, the County will increase the viability of roadside BMP implementation and will demonstrate that the cost per pound of nitrogen removed is favorable when compared to other options. In FY 16 & 17, the County plans to implement the design Coordinate with municipalities to accept sewage from individual on-site septic systems Meet with municipalities to expand urban service districts for out-of-town customers. Meet with municipalities to establish policies to accept Sewage from individual on-site septic systems. Meet with municipalities to work towards the creation of a policy for implementation. Continue discussions with municipalities to accept sewage from individual on-site septic systems. Meet with municipalities to provide out-of-town customers with public water & sewer, identify priority areas that will most effectively reduce nutrients from entering our water bodies and review available financial mechanisms that will accomplish this. Program Development or Enhancement Develop Watershed & Subwatershed Management Plans Draft Watershed and Subwatershed Management Plans. The purpose of the Watershed & Sub-watershed Management Plan is to identify problem areas = Public Works Engineering Division 3

4 in the watershed that may affect water quality and to develop a watershed restoration plan to address the problems Complete studies and interpret data accumulated from practices implanted in the previous years Establish Urban Service Districts (USD) Complete ongoing studies. Complete a study to determine the feasibility of a water and sewer authority. Establish Urban Service District Boundaries. In coordination with municipalities with WWTP s, establish USD boundaries in areas where septic systems are failing to take them off line and reduce nutrients from our water ways without annexation Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Establish an Urban Tree Canopy Program. P & Z Develop land cover strategies such as UTC that mitigate urbanization effects regardless of land use type. Local Watershed/Project Planning Upgrade Fruitland WWTP to ENR WWTP upgrade. City of Fruitland WWTP upgrade to ENR are underway for the City of Fruitland and will be completed in FY Identify sites for implementation opportunities With support from and partnerships with public, private and non-profit organizations, Identify source reduction solutions. Impervious pavement removal Pervious pavement installation. Implement WIP Projects. Projects are listed on the last page of this document. Select sites that efficiently reduce nutrients from entering into our local water bodies, provide public education & outreach, reduce long-term maintenance cost, and improve existing facilities. Continue to work with public, private and nonprofit organizations, including the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP), to continue = Public Works Engineering Division 4

5 including the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP), design and implement WIP projects. Outreach/Education Select stormwater retrofit projects that maintain and improve existing facilities with cost saving measures designed to maximize opportunities for public education and outreach, reduce cost by utilizing publically owned land, public/private partnerships on privately owned land, pick practices with reduced long term maintenance cost and improve appearance of facilities. WIP projects located within areas that can best be utilized for education & outreach. processing 100% design and construction documents upon available funding. Continue to work with the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) to select stormwater retrofit projects that maintain and improve existing facilities with cost saving measures designed to maximize opportunities for public education and outreach. Retrofit WIP Projects: Wicomico County is currently seeking grant opportunities to assist with the cost of construction on the following WIP projects: 1. Wicomico County Public Safety Complex (1 Practice) 2. Wicomico County Roads Complex (1 Practice) 3. East Little League/Winterplace Park (1 Practice) 4. Wor-Wic Community College (1 Practice) 5. Wicomico County Tourism Center (1 Practice) = Public Works Engineering Division 5